Match Report
Bastia, 17th on 28 points, faced a 39-point deficit to Troyes (1st, 67). Bastia had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Bastia ran at 0.68 scored and 1.24 conceded, Troyes at 1.76 and 0.97.
Troyes entered with four losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Bastia wins, 4 for Troyes, 3 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stade Armand-Césari (capacity 16,078). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Bastia 50% · Troyes 50% · Total shots: 16-3 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 5-2